Show HN: A few weeks ago, I started prototyping the Circles concept.

Re:Show HN: A few weeks ago, I started prototyping the Circl... by starpilot on Sunday March 13, 2011 @10:21PM (#2321035)

I think everyone's relying on clever implementations that require people to "just try it out" and give it a fair shake to be convinced that it's better technology. No one will give it a fair shake, why should they when Facebook works fine for most people? There's also no attempt at breaching the chicken-and-egg problem of joining a new social network while one's friends are all still on the old one. I'm not saying I have a solution, but I think most people are looking at the wrong problems.

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Re:Show HN: A few weeks ago, I started prototyping the Circl... by blehn on Sunday March 13, 2011 @10:50PM (#2321112)

I'm not sure I follow. Isn't that a problem with any market where there's already a dominant player? You're saying that rather than coming up with a better solution, people should be thinking about better ways to get people to sign up?

  Why would I use this Facebook thing when MySpace works fine?
  Why would I use Reddit when Digg works fine?
  Why would I use OkCupid when Match.com works fine?
  Why would I use an iPhone when my Blackberry works fine?

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